- misogamy
- noun Etymology: Greek misein to hate + English -gamy Date: circa 1656 a hatred of marriage • misogamist noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
misogamy
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Misogamy — Mi*sog a*my, n. [Cf. F. misogamie.] Hatred of marriage. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misogamy — (n.) hatred of marriage, 1650s, from Mod.L. misogamia, from Gk. misogamos hating marriage; see MISO (Cf. miso ) + GAMY (Cf. gamy) … Etymology dictionary
misogamy — [mi säg′ə mē] n. [ MISO + GAMY] hatred of marriage misogamist n … English World dictionary
misogamy — noun Hatred of or opposition to marriage The gentleman believed in misogamy because his first two marriages had failed … Wiktionary
misogamy — misogamic /mis euh gam ik, muy seuh /, adj. misogamist, n. /mi sog euh mee, muy /, n. hatred of marriage. [1650 60; MISO + GAMY] * * * … Universalium
misogamy — Aversion to marriage. [G. miseo, to hate, + gamos, marriage] * * * mi·sog·a·my (mĭ sogґə me) [miso + Gr. gamos marriage] hatred of or aversion to marriage … Medical dictionary
misogamy — n. hatred of marriage … English contemporary dictionary
misogamy — [mɪ sɒgəmi, mʌɪ ] noun rare hatred of marriage. Derivatives misogamist noun Origin C17: from Gk misos hatred + gamos marriage … English new terms dictionary
misogamy — mi·sog·a·my … English syllables
misogamy — mi•sog•a•my [[t]mɪˈsɒg ə mi, maɪ [/t]] n. hatred of marriage • Etymology: 1650–60 mis•o•gam•ic ˌmɪs əˈgæm ɪk, ˌmaɪ sə adj. mi•sog′a•mist, n … From formal English to slang
